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Breakpoint Properties

Breakpoints in Enterprise Architect support a number of additional properties that change when a breakpoint is hit, and determine what happens when it is hit.

Access:     Breakpoint Context Menu | Properties

Use to:

  • Change breakpoint actions
  • Move the breakpoint to another line
  • Add constraints to restrict when a breakpoint is hit
  • Add information to be logged when the breakpoint is hit

Reference:

Field

Usage

See also

Action

Change the behavior when the breakpoint is hit

Marker Types

Line

Change the line that this breakpoint is on

 

Constraints

Associate a condition with the breakpoint

The program is allowed to run if the condition is not met when the breakpoint is encountered

 

Log

Log information to the Debug Output window when the breakpoint is hit

 

Specifying constraints:

You can compose constraints using any variables that are in scope at the time the breakpoint occurs. For example:

m_strName="John"

m_strName=""

m_nCount > 0

You can also join constraints using logical operands, for example:

m_strName="John" AND m_nCount > 0

You can access elements of an array or pointer, for example:

m_pNames[10]="John"

You can also nest constraints using parentheses to impose precedence, for example:

( x>0 AND y>0) OR (x < 0 AND y < 0)

Learning Center topics:

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